Tender: Best Start in Life Family Hubs Services – Croydon (Parenting, Early Years & Parental Mental Health)

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The London Borough of Croydon is seeking suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to deliver a range of services under its Best Start in Life Family Hubs Programme, contributing to a borough-wide Family Hubs model that provides support from conception through to age 19 and up to age 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The commissioned services are split into 10 specialist lots: Online Parenting Courses; Expectant Fathers Service; Child Development Parental Training; PEER Support Service; Parental Mental Health Support; Mild to Moderate Singing and Breathing Group; Antenatal Parental Training; Trauma Informed Baby Training; One-to-One Peer Maternity Support Service; and an Interactive Infant Feeding App. The procurement will be run as an Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023, with the Council intending to appoint a single supplier to each lot; suppliers may bid for multiple lots but can be awarded a maximum of three. The total estimated contract value is approximately £905,522 excluding VAT, with contract durations ranging from two years to two years and three months, commencing on or around 1 January 2027. The Council seeks providers who can demonstrate expertise in evidence-based family support, parenting interventions, maternal wellbeing services, digital solutions, early years development programmes and community engagement, and who can work collaboratively with Family Hubs, health partners, children’s services and community organisations; the Council particularly welcomes innovative approaches that support inclusion, improve accessibility, strengthen local communities and deliver measurable social value.